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† Day 5. †   The last day of MFW, seems like a great sunset after a long, busy, colorful day. Today Milan was more quiet than the past four days; and the designers that showed on this sunny Sunday went right along with the upbeat mood of the day. A classy, pleasant shadow of tradition and folk  held the Italian …

↓ Day 4. ↓     lash Back.   I was four when I first dreamed about becoming a fashion designer. My mom was the kind of woman who knows everything about aesthetic—matching colours and patterns. I remember helping her hanging clothes after doing the laundry, dancing between clean-ivory bedsheets and listening to her tips about balance and taste.   Today …

We happened upon some unique pieces by Marcel Prins. The following were pieces were featured in Stilte, a group show held at Kunstlokaal No. 8.  Subtly abstract, Prins’ work possesses a calm quirk that really allows it to stand out. Quiet LunchQuiet Lunch is a grassroot online publication that seeks to promote various aspects of life and culture with a loving, …

Popular as they are, Session IPAs are the bastard child of the beer world. A session beer of any kind is intended to be drunk all day, meaning scaled-back ABV and flavors to accommodate quantity. India Pale Ales are Pale Ales with added hops and alcohol, initially to allow the beer to make the trip from the British Isles to …

†Day 3†     o, 3rd day in Milan.   Fashion week is full of surprises and walking down the streets with my camera is a good way to spy on and learn from these “IT-Girls”. After a day like this my memory recalls the DO’s and the DO NOT DO’s that I snapped at the various events.   I …

t is officially sweater weather and the Shevket Crew Knit by A Kind of Guise is the ideal starter sweater for the season. Featuring a hypnotizing zig-zag weave design, the Shevket Crew Knit is knitted from a superfine Scottish lambswool yarn. Quiet LunchQuiet Lunch is a grassroot online publication that seeks to promote various aspects of life and culture with …

Tiny Tattoos is a lovable series by Austin Tott that intermingle novelty body art with conceptual photography. Each photograph features a theme with a matching miniature tattoo. Quiet LunchQuiet Lunch is a grassroot online publication that seeks to promote various aspects of life and culture with a loving, but brute, educational tinge. When we say, “Creative Sustenance Daily,” we mean it. …

olish artist Grzegorz Domaradzki captures the intent glare of Vivian Westwood in an illustration for Metropolitan Magazine.  Artwork includes pencil and pen drawings remastered in Adobe Photoshop. Quiet LunchQuiet Lunch is a grassroot online publication that seeks to promote various aspects of life and culture with a loving, but brute, educational tinge. When we say, “Creative Sustenance Daily,” we mean it. …

†Day 2†   oday in the city there is an electric vibe.   My black agenda book is full and I’m wearing comfortable shoes that match my favorite leather jacket–feeling like Kate Moss in London, in the 90’s where leather jackets were a must.   For today’s adventure I decided to play some good music (usually something strong, something hood) …

† Day 1 † It goes exactly like this:   ou wake up and it’s sunny outside, September days are marvelous, and guess what happens if you’re in Milan, you’re 21 and you’re covering  Milan Fashion Week?   You cannot believe it.   Is it really happening? Yes, K, it is real.   After a quick breakfast, an A+ coffee and …

aced with an impassive charm, Ben Sandler‘s Wasted Time is a quirky series that focuses on still life. The Israel born creative leans on his Arizona upbringing, conjuring the dry intensity of the desert. Quiet LunchQuiet Lunch is a grassroot online publication that seeks to promote various aspects of life and culture with a loving, but brute, educational tinge. When we say, …

he new song “Identity” marks a peak in Kane Mayfield‘s recent resurgence. We have lauded Mayfield’s breakthroughs in the past, but it is much different this time around. There is a glorious shift taking place in the rapper’s work, his lyrical schemes seem more potent, more hard hitting. Don’t get us wrong, he can rap circles around any square MC …

Opulence. When the train stops in Venice, opulence is the first word that shines in your mind. She’s right in front of you, full of magnificence. Everyone stands and breathes. I never realized how many people (like me) are taking pictures, but it seems crazy to not freeze every single image. I had 24 hours to discover the city. Here’s …

f you find yourself in the Chelsea area this evening, we suggest that you head over to see Jérôme Lagarrigue‘s Visible Man at Driscoll Babcock. Using male model Shaun Ross as a primary muse, Lagarrigue created 10 vivid large scale paintings all bearing the visage of Ross himself—eight of which are currently displayed at the gallery. Each portrait envelops Ross …

istorting reality to a perfect pitch, Sabato Visconti challenges your sanity with his series, Your Experience Aren’t Real. These pieces play a subtle trick on the eyes, appearing slightly off from a distance then significantly skewed upon closer inspection. The series’ concept is quite metaphorical being that your life experiences often take on new meaning–or no meaning–once under a microscope. …

Built to resemble a draftsman’s instrument, the Draftsman wristwatch by nendo allows its users to measure time to same way they would measure length. Quiet LunchQuiet Lunch is a grassroot online publication that seeks to promote various aspects of life and culture with a loving, but brute, educational tinge. When we say, “Creative Sustenance Daily,” we mean it. quietlunch.com

Katrine Lyck‘s Orange is lush with linework and intricate detail. Using markers and white crayon, Lyck creates a sylvan environment with surrealistic amendments. Orange is a pleasing amalgam of land, sea and air. Quiet LunchQuiet Lunch is a grassroot online publication that seeks to promote various aspects of life and culture with a loving, but brute, educational tinge. When we say, “Creative …

rench photographer Clémentine Schneidermann captures America’s fascination with Elvis in an honest series titled, I called her Lisa-Marie. A true exhibition of fanaticism, the series transports you to worlds where The King is still king. Quiet LunchQuiet Lunch is a grassroot online publication that seeks to promote various aspects of life and culture with a loving, but brute, educational tinge. When …

his week is the last week to see Amy Sillman‘s latest solo exhibition, ‘One Lump or Two’. On display at Hessel Museum of Art at Bard College, the show includes a great number of works that really express Sillman’s aesthetic range. ‘One Lump or Two’ also has chronological appeal being that it is one of those rare opportunities where you can view …

ichael Cera, known mostly as an actor and all around indie cutie, is soaking his hands in some folksy roots. While many of us fell for his charm and scrawny awkwardness in the short-lived and highly praised television series Arrested Development, and even comic book turned film, Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, we were also blind to his musical deftness. …

eta Sobierajski‘s Bright Eyes is a refreshing series that gives us a new outlook on life. Sobierajski has a signature quirk that is often awe inspiring but this time around it is just extremely invigorating. Quiet LunchQuiet Lunch is a grassroot online publication that seeks to promote various aspects of life and culture with a loving, but brute, educational tinge. When …

e may be late to the party but we’re still dancing to Kindness‘ “World Restart.” The song lays on a bed of toasty funk, slumbering underneath a blanket of Utopian harmony provided by Ade Omotayo and Kelela Mizanekristos. “World Restart” can be heard on his upcoming album, Otherness. We’re also digging his most recent single, “This Is Not About Us.” Quiet LunchQuiet Lunch …

lthough the end of warm weather doesn’t necessarily indicate the end of cycling, cold weather elements can be a bit harsh on your ride. It’s time to start thinking about storage and Peri, a minimalist bike rack, is a must-have—not solely for its function, but also for its aesthetics. Where most bike racks can be pragmatic in appearance, Peri’s space …

e can’t stop saying our farewells to summer. We dropped in on Sara Andreasson and found some new works that definitely made us misty-eyed about summer being on its way out. Andreasson’s Tan Lines is a revealing series of illustrations featuring subjects who stayed stayed out in the sun too long. Quiet LunchQuiet Lunch is a grassroot online publication that seeks …

The box said “Long Trail,” but everything else said otherwise. Instead of their typical earth tones, this box was black and red with a more ornate type, sporting an illustration from the first canto of Dante’s Inferno. While anything titled Limbo will always conjure the first level of Hell, Long Trail claims it comes from a customer comment on their …

ravity is a delightful and weightless series by Tomas Januska. The London based photographer captures a roster of individuals in midair, freezing them in time and space. Some of the facial expressions look to be completely enthralled, while some are filled with an aware but playful spunk. Quiet LunchQuiet Lunch is a grassroot online publication that seeks to promote various aspects …

oday is the opening reception for Nir Hod‘s Once Everything Was Much Better Even The Future. It is Hod’s third solo exhibition at Paul Kasmin Gallery. His sculpture of the same name, a snow globe containing a moving scale model of a pumpjack encased in oil and swirling “snow” comprised of gold-colored flakes, will serve as the centerpiece for the show. …

nspired by scenes from the cult classic film Paid in Full, the folks over at Dealers have decided to pay homage to the story with a series of sharp tees. Featuring four minimalistic pieces depicting scenes from the movie, the line is not only endearing, it provokes urban folklore into flirting with high art. The artworks are so vibrant and simple–and …

aori Oyama takes us on a trip with her series, Fly Me To The Moon. Also serving as a lookbook for fashion label Young Jin, the stoically creepy tone of the series makes the Earth seem like a far off planet in another galaxy. Quiet LunchQuiet Lunch is a grassroot online publication that seeks to promote various aspects of life and …

t the Black Bananas’ set on August 8 at South Street Seaport in Manhattan, the damn kids scampered about like damn kids often will. When the unabashed rock group eventually collected on stage, the children fell in line. The Seaport stage, set nearby, but not directly on the seafront, is built on a flap of fake grass and surrounded by …

eautifully mangled, Han Xiao‘s portraits are abstract depictions of the human psyche.  Each paintings is a conceptual bottling of disarray. Her pieces confines chaos in a palpable cage of solid color and swallows the key with faint human features. Quiet LunchQuiet Lunch is a grassroot online publication that seeks to promote various aspects of life and culture with a loving, …

homas Danthony has taken his clean, rich aesthetics and converted it into a 42 page book that features a collection of his works. Including some of his most prolific graphite and ink drawings, each copy of N is hand numbered and comes in two version, black and white. Quiet LunchQuiet Lunch is a grassroot online publication that seeks to promote …

ou Patrou‘s Cartoons is a vibrantly symmetrical piece with a set of brilliant color combination that arouses the eye. It is an ode to The Amazing World of Gumball, acrylic on watercolor paper. The painting was created for the Cartoon Network’s 20th Anniversary show at Comic-Con in San Diego. Quiet LunchQuiet Lunch is a grassroot online publication that seeks to promote various aspects …

or those of you live in big cities, clean air is a kind of hard to come by. AiryLight is an ingenious concept by Annelie Berner that uses light projection to help you indicate the quality of the air. Learn more about the concept → HERE! ← 1st State. Air Quality = 25: A simple, small light pattern – things are good – …

old and awkwardly threatening, Tips to Kill a Leader by Mario Marín González is a tongue in cheek jab at the powers that be. In the painted portraits, an older man stands defiantly with the words, ‘Tips to Kill a Leader’, scrawled across his chest. González creates further intrigue with a series of wardrobe changes–all them involving shirtlessness, of course. Quiet LunchQuiet …

lthough the summer is coming to an end and fall should be here in no time, we couldn’t help but be enchanted by Yusuke Fukushima‘s mix flower series. We suspect that Fukushima used lighting to manipulate an all white flower into taking on various hues. The deep, abyss-like background makes the flower radiate like a floral moon in space. Quiet …

nown for his busied illustrations, Andrew Rae sculptures pack just as much punch as his drawings. Simply titled Ghosts, each sculpture resembles a comically typical of a ghost costume. Quaint feet protrude for the uniform sheets, giving the sculptures an almost juvenile appeal. Quiet LunchQuiet Lunch is a grassroot online publication that seeks to promote various aspects of life and culture with …